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Photon Paint and Spectrum 512 reviewed
• W O R P P R E S S ORS —Pick of the pack
Owt for nowt? •
Pick up a-superb
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our competition.
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Atari and Commodore plans revealed
• .11 M A R V E L S —
How STs help out at a major recording studio
• N O S W E AT —
Six pages of top tips for your machine
Your plane has ditched
on a mountainous
plateau somewhere in
deepest Tibet. You and
your companions are
alive but recovery from
the impact is short-lived
- a large shape is movinc
towards you, as it gets
closer you rub your eyes
in disbelief a Dinosaur! -
where are you ..arid
when? Now you learn to
survive in a world
untouched by modem
life a world ftyven in
time. Stunning graphics
and startling action in
this thrilling innovative
game
You are one of the Elite -
a handpicked. crack
trooper in battle against
a formidable enemy.
You'll need all your skill to
take advantage of every
situation, stamina to
Keep on going where
others would fail and
courage to face the
ceaseless bombardment
by enemy troops.
helicopters and artillery
and if you survive Army
Moves you'll have some
great tales to tell!
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The Award winning film
by Oliver Stone has been
stunningly transcribed to
the software
entertainment medium
creating a Blockbuster
Computer Gerrie. Hailed
as the -Best Film Tie-in to
date" — the program has
received brilliant reviews
on all formats. Special
boxed pack containing a
FREE film poster. game
picture and audio
cassette of Srnokey
Robinson's classic song
"Tracks of my Tears"
Eons have passed... yet
despite apparent
annihilation in the origina
ARKANOID game:
Dimension-controlling
force "DOH" has cut T
back to life. and
occupying the huge
space-craft ZARG, has
entered our Universe.
ARKANOID type space-
fighter mix-rEc runs
through long forgotten
computer data until it
finds the answer to this
threat... "VAUS 2" is
launched and speeds
towards the threatening
alien presence, before it
can extract its revenge...
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ST A M I G A
F O R M AT
ISSUE 1 • JULY
1988
PUBLISHED BY
FUTURE PUBLISHING LTD
4 OUEEN STREET
BATH
AVON BA1 l E J
Phone: 0225 446034
Fax 0225 446019
CO-EDITORS
Ben Taylor
Simon Williams
TECHNICAL
EDITOR
Richard Monteiro
GAMES REVIEWS
Andy Storer
ART EDITOR
Gordon Druce
ADDITIONAL
DESIGN
Dean Wilson
Trevor Wham
Jane Toff
Angela Neal
ADVERTISING
MANAGER
Nora Lawton
061-474 7333
GAMES
ADVERTISING
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0225 446034
SUBSCRIPTIONSMAIL
ORDER
Future Publishing Ltd,
The 04d Barn, Somerton
Somerset TA1 1 7PY
0458 74011
CONTENTS
NEWS
Hot gossip from both sides of the Atlantic with a
Comdex report and news from Atari's dealer
product show.
DISK EXTRA
FUTURES
13
Demos of Olds iST1 and Interceptor (Amiga) plus a
host of invaluable utilities for mortals and boffins alike
Can all this really be in one magazine for only £2.50?
( Yes - Ed.)
1
Transputers - are they all hot air? We've had a
close look at what's really going on, and reveal the
shape of tomorrow's computers.
LETTERS
32
44
46
95
98
Sa-JEC
W O R D
PROCESSORS
i
Ifs the single most important serious application
for a computer. We check out the full range of WP
packages, on both ST and Amiga.
How can you have readers letters in issue 1?
Okay, so we're telling porkies - but read it anyway.
GOLD DUST
MUSIC
A N I M A L
HOUSE
Steve Gold plugs into the electronic grapevine.
68020. 68030, Unix. ST laptops. Amiga graphics
upgrades... all the best news is leaked here first.
ypI
ESC
Q U E S T I O N -
N A I R E
74
78
PUBLISHER
Chris Anderson
PHOTOGRAPHY - Stuart
Baynes Photography. Bath
(0225 66343)
PRINTERS - Chase Web
Offset, Plymouth
Yes, we want your personal details - inside leg
measurements, favourite colours... Tell us all and
we'll build a better magazine.
Chris Jenkins went along to the Animal House
recording studio to see how professional rock
stars use the ST's MIDI capabilities.
SPECIAL
OFFERS
PRO-SOUND
DESIGNER
A look at what promises to be the most exciting
music package yet for the Amiga, courtesy of
Eidersoft,
DISTRIBUTORS S M
Distribution. 1 6 1 8 Trinity
Gardens, London SW9
BDX
All the best ST and Amiga-ware at rock-bottom
prices, and were giving away over £15 of goodies
with an irresistible subscription offer,
0 Future Publishing
Ltd. 1988.
STAmiga Format is an
independent publication
and has no finks
whatsoever with Atari or
Commodore.
We welcome tinsolocoted
contributions from
readers. Please enclose
an SAE with material of
you want it returned.
Payment for accepted
items is made 4 weeks
after publication.
No part of this magazine
may be reproduced in
any form without
permission.
ESCAPE
SEQUENCE
Scraping rock bottom at the rear end of the issue A
caustic cast around the months worst stories. Also
the first episode of our 16 bit cartoon strip.
GRAPHICS
PHOTON
AND
SPECTRUM
37
C O M P E T I T I O N
7 3
Reviews of two brand new graphics packages -
Photon Paint for the Amiga and Spectrum 512 for
the ST
A CI ,000+ Epson G03500 laser printer must be
won i n t h i s brain-taxing competition, p l u s a
consolation prize of a 24.pin L0850
4 • FORMAT
NO A N C et cal
MAGAZINE!
What's that you say? You already buy
a monthly magazine for your ST or
Amiga, s o w h y should you b u y
another? Well. there's n o reason
really. Not if you're happy reading
lormula•written reviews of tired old
games: not if you're happy ploughing
through pages of turgid iechno-iargon
not if you're happy paying though the
nose to get hold of useful software.
Still reading this? Good You re
the kind of reader we want. We on
ST Amiga Format know that there are
a plethora of magazines out there for
ST and Amiga, so we've got to work
hard to keep your interest. And we're
going to. We've got a load of great
features lined up for future issues. but
the single thing we're most excited
about i s o u r cover disk. We've
managed to find a way of bringing you
great software each month at a price
barely above that o f t h e other
magazines. When you think that a
blank disk alone costs around f 1 50.
ST Amiga Format looks 'like
unbeatable value.
But Confucius, he say, life's a bit
at give and take. matey (That's a
loose translation from the original
Mandarin.) We want you to help us
write ST Amiga Format. The first thing
we want is letters — tell us what's right
and wrong with Format a s k u s
technical questions, praise or damn
products you've bought. TELL US,
We've also got a host of other
things for you t o write. We want
softwaze for our disk. we want devious
tricks for squeezing extra lives Out of
games w e want technical tips on
using the ST and the Amiga.
Now stop reading this editorial
woffle. Get stuck into issue 1. and
happy reading I
S C R E E N P L AY
4
9
The complete low-down on the month s new
releases. This month biggies are Interceptor, the
Amiga flight sim, and Virus, the ST version of the
Archie'S famous Zarch.
THE
INDISPENS-
ABLES
61
So you think you've got the best games? Check
your collection against ow hall of fame_
'1""'NOPHILF
GETTING
GOING
83
86
90
93
80
FORMAT I 5
A guide to what tools and books you need to gel
started on the ST and Amiga.
Z.7.•
_ S U R V E Y
OF B A S I C S
rf;
There are so many dialects of BASIC out there for
both machines, are you sure you've got the right
one?
GAMEBUSTERS
7 1
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Inside into and cunning tricks to get you onto the
high-scores tables of your favourite games.
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G e t lost.Amigaowners!Twopageso f tipsand
technicalities exclusively for ST lovers_
D E S K T O P
ST OR AMIGA?
27
33
W O R K B E N C H
Aided by some glossy photos we survey the
options available on both machines and remind you
of the questions you should be asking. Now's your
time to reach the right decision.
Get lost, ST owners! Two pages of inside info to
help you gel the most from your Amiga.
SUPERBASE
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Precision Software's ultimate p o w e r u s e r ' s
database arrives in ST and Amiga form. Sit back
and drool al Os spec with our in-depth review.
Both the ST and the Amiga are out to conquer the
world o f Desktop Publishing. We're keeping a
regular monthly eye on developments,

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